First Time Corvette Owner
01-02-2019, 03:46 PM
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First Time Corvette Owner
Hi folks,
I recently purchased my first Corvette, 1997 Silver Hatchback, which I love.
I've dreamed of owning my first Corvette since I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. I still would love to own a C3 ( the one I fell in love with), but the wife was not comfortable with me having a car that old as a daily driver, so I bought a C5. I love the newer vettes too, and perhaps a newer will be my next vette.
I've never really had a passion for working on cars, but I've never owned a vette before either. I've since been inspired to clean out the garage, and paint it up for a nice space for my vette. I'm trying learn to do as much as possible, and have completed a few small upgrades so far. I'm looking forward to interacting with the community and my time here on these forums.
I recently purchased my first Corvette, 1997 Silver Hatchback, which I love.
I've dreamed of owning my first Corvette since I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. I still would love to own a C3 ( the one I fell in love with), but the wife was not comfortable with me having a car that old as a daily driver, so I bought a C5. I love the newer vettes too, and perhaps a newer will be my next vette.
I've never really had a passion for working on cars, but I've never owned a vette before either. I've since been inspired to clean out the garage, and paint it up for a nice space for my vette. I'm trying learn to do as much as possible, and have completed a few small upgrades so far. I'm looking forward to interacting with the community and my time here on these forums.
01-02-2019, 04:57 PM
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01-02-2019, 07:03 PM
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01-03-2019, 11:10 AM
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01-11-2019, 11:13 AM
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